dissertation

English

Etymology

From Latin dissertātiō, dissertātiōnem, from dissertare.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsə(ɹ)ˈteɪʃən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌdɪsɚˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

dissertation (plural dissertations)

1. A formal exposition of a subject, especially a research paper that students write in order to complete the requirements for a doctoral degree; a thesis.
2. A lengthy lecture on a subject; a treatise; a discourse; a sermon.

Derived terms

• doctoral dissertation

Translations

formal exposition of a subject

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 論文, 论文 (zh) (lùnwén)

• Czech: disertační práce f, disertace f
• Dutch: proefschrift (nl) n, (Flemish) thesis (nl) f, dissertatie (nl) f
• Esperanto: disertaĵo, disertacio
• Finnish: tieteellinen tutkielma; väitöskirja (fi) (for doctoral degree)
• French: dissertation (fr) f
• German: Doktorarbeit (de) f, Dissertation (de) f
• Hebrew: תזה f

• Hungarian: disszertáció (hu)
• Italian: dissertazione
• Japanese: 学位論文 (がくいろんぶん, gakui ronbun), 博士論文 (はくしろんぶん, hakushi ronbun)
• Polish: doktorat m
• Portuguese: dissertação (pt)
• Spanish: disertación (es) f
• Swedish: avhandling (sv)

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, Second Edition, 1989